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The 44th Austrian Wind Music Festival brought more than 900 musicians from Austria, South Tyrol and Germany to Vienna on 5 September 2026, celebrating wind music in the heart of the city.
The competition will take place in Triesen on 24 and 25 October 2026. Organised by Austrian Wind Music Youth and the Liechtenstein Wind Band Association, it will welcome 47 ensembles from Austria, South Tyrol and Liechtenstein.
Current announcements include workshops on motivation, leadership and cooperation in voluntary organisations, as well as the con brio WEST conducting competition, taking place in Innsbruck on 20 February 2027. The application deadline for the competition is 30 November 2026.
The October calendar includes a gathering of senior orchestras on 22 October, a youth orchestra festival and an accordion play-in on 25 October, and "Iedereen Piano!" in Bruges on 31 October.
Free concerts across the island · dedicated to D. Ruperto Armas Reyes
Alongside the BRAWO trade fair · patron Cem Özdemir
CEB Academy, Merzig-Hilbringen · BSM
Concert, processions and return to the Basilica of Saint Benedict
59 bands in six categories · ASBB Merit Award
VSM · competition in Innsbruck on 20 February 2027
VSM announcement
Concert and second difficulty levels, plus open category
Division Honneur · set work "Odysseia, Op. 12" by Maxime Aulio
